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Central Logic relocates corporate headquarters to new facility in South Jordan, Utah

Central Logic, the healthcare industry's leading provider of innovative patient flow software and consultative expertise, today announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to South Jordan, Utah. The new facility, located at 10653 South River Front Parkway in the recently-constructed RiverPark Corporate Center, comfortably accommodates the company's current corporate staff and operations, both of which have increased significantly in the past 18 months, and effectively facilitates additional expansion in conjunction with future growth and development.

26 Jul 2010

St. John Providence Health System to migrate to eClinicalWorks comprehensive EHR solution

eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that St. John Providence Health System, the largest provider of inpatient care in southeast Michigan, will be offering eClinicalWorks comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) solution for its approximately 3,000 employed and affiliated physicians.

26 Jul 2010

Intuit combines Medfusion with Quicken Health Group

Intuit Inc. has transformed its healthcare business by combining newly acquired Medfusion with its Quicken Health Group to create a new business unit called Intuit Health. Based in Cary, N.C., the group is committed to improving healthcare through innovative online connected services that make the clinical, administrative, and financial side of healthcare easier for everyone.

26 Jul 2010

UnitedHealth ups ante on health IT with purchase of Picis, expecting stimulus windfall

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal: UnitedHealth Group's technology consulting subsidiary Ingenix, of Eden Prairie, Minn., has purchased Massachusetts tech firm Picis, a maker of emergency room and intensive care software. "Both companies are deeply involved in the area where health care and information technology meet. Ingenix, which had revenue of $1.8 billion last year, provides consulting and outsourcing to almost 6,000 hospitals.

26 Jul 2010

Fatal risk of software defects in implantable medical devices

Software vulnerabilities in life-sustaining medical devices such as pacemakers and infusion pumps pose a growing threat to public health, warns a new report published by the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).

22 Jul 2010

Verify Brand granted US patent for 'Authentication and Tracking System'

Verify Brand announces it has received a United States patent (No. US 7,752,137 B2) for an "Authentication and Tracking System."

22 Jul 2010

UMHS selects Epic Systems for medical information technology overhaul

The University of Michigan Health System has just embarked on a multi-year journey to completely transform the way its physicians, nurses, other care providers and administrators use information technology in every U-M hospital, clinic and office.

22 Jul 2010

North Shore-LIJ selects Skire's Unifier solution to help manage capital improvement program

Skire, Inc., the leading provider of capital program, facilities, real estate and project portfolio management software, today announced that the North Shore-LIJ Health System has selected Skire's Unifier solution to help manage its five-year, $2 billion capital improvement program. Unifier will seamlessly work within all of North Shore-LIJ's construction business processes, including controlling budget and cash flow, tracking contracts, and managing schedules while creating transparency into its project portfolio.

22 Jul 2010

Zargis Medical receives U.S. Army contract to develop investigational device based on Signal-X6 systems

Zargis Medical Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp., today announced that it received a contract from the U.S. Army to develop an investigational device based on the success of the Signal-X6 telemedicine systems recently deployed to the Army under a separate contract.

22 Jul 2010

Prototype ring with sensors helps to detect, prevent preterm labor

The birth of a baby is usually a joyous event, but when a child is born too early, worrisome complications can occur, including serious health problems for the baby and steep medical bills for the family. To address this, Johns Hopkins graduate students and their faculty adviser have invented a new system to pick up very early signs that a woman is going into labor too soon.

22 Jul 2010

SensAble Technologies reports record dental sales for second-quarter 2010

SensAble Technologies Inc., a privately held provider of 3D modeling software, haptic devices and dental restoration design and fabrication solutions, announced that it achieved record dental sales during its second quarter ending June 30, driven by worldwide popularity of its integrated SensAble Dental Lab System (SDLS).

21 Jul 2010

CAP calls for increased FDA oversight of laboratory developed and 'direct-to-consumer' tests

With the increasing importance of laboratory tests in diagnosing and treating disease, representatives of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) today presented recommendations to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging increased oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) and "direct-to-consumer" tests. Most genetic tests fall into one or both of these testing categories.

21 Jul 2010

Target Health, LifeOnKey partner to offer web-based information platform to optimize clinical trials

Target Health Inc. and LifeOnKey, Inc. today announced they have joined forces to offer an innovative, web-based information platform that will allow the bio-pharmaceutical and medical device industries to optimize clinical trials, help researchers capture, analyze and assess trial data more efficiently, and bring innovative new medicines and devices to patients.

21 Jul 2010

Alcon Japan goes live with Varicent incentive compensation and sales performance management solutions

The leading innovator in incentive compensation (ICM) and sales performance management (SPM) solutions, Varicent Software Incorporated, announced today a successful "go live" of Varicent for Alcon Japan Ltd.

21 Jul 2010

USPTO approves patent for Avisena's system for managing accounts receivables

Avisena, a provider of revenue cycle management software and services for physician practices, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has approved a patent for the company's "system for managing accounts receivables."

21 Jul 2010

University of Luebeck becomes part of Metaminer Cardiac Partnership

GeneGo, Inc., a leading provider of databases, software and services in systems biology and chemistry, announced today that Dr. Salah Mohamed in Department of Cardio and Thoracic Vascular Surgery at the University of Luebeck and his team will be part of the Metaminer Cardiac Partnership. Dr. Mohamed is published within 6 different reputed Scientific American Journals in connection with Biomarker Discovery work performed for the American Heart Association.

21 Jul 2010

GE Healthcare IT announces Meaningful Use-ready software release for Centricity Enterprise

GE Healthcare IT, a leading provider of healthcare information technology solutions, announced the availability of its Meaningful Use (MU)-ready software release for Centricity Enterprise - the integrated cross-continuum clinical, financial and administrative software solution for hospitals.

21 Jul 2010

iCAD launches new advanced MRI product suite

iCAD, Inc., an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for the early detection of cancer, today announced the launch of an MRI product suite for breast, prostate, and other organs. The product suite, which is a comprehensive quantitative image analysis solution, brings together the company's current products SpectraLook® and VividLook® with the new OmniLook™ and VersaVue™ Enterprise, to offer a comprehensive quantitative image analysis suite.

21 Jul 2010

TCG releases Will-Call Rx system for accurate prescription pick up, inventory management

TCGRx announces the release of Will-Call Rx, a computerized system for hanging and retrieving will call prescriptions. Will-Call Rx uses energy efficient LED lights to identify prescription locations and barcode scanning ensures prescription verification, accurate prescription pick up and inventory management.

20 Jul 2010

MedeAnalytics 10 software platform released

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, today announced its summer 2010 software platform release, MedeAnalytics 10, which offers performance-packed features for proactive alerting and outlier analysis. The release incorporates client input and reflects the company's ongoing investment in its analytic platform. New releases are provided to clients on a semi-annual basis and typically require no upgrades or installations.

20 Jul 2010

Software News and Research

Central Logic relocates corporate headquarters to new facility in South Jordan, Utah

St. John Providence Health System to migrate to eClinicalWorks comprehensive EHR solution

Intuit combines Medfusion with Quicken Health Group

UnitedHealth ups ante on health IT with purchase of Picis, expecting stimulus windfall

Fatal risk of software defects in implantable medical devices

Verify Brand granted US patent for 'Authentication and Tracking System'

UMHS selects Epic Systems for medical information technology overhaul

North Shore-LIJ selects Skire's Unifier solution to help manage capital improvement program

Zargis Medical receives U.S. Army contract to develop investigational device based on Signal-X6 systems

Prototype ring with sensors helps to detect, prevent preterm labor

SensAble Technologies reports record dental sales for second-quarter 2010

CAP calls for increased FDA oversight of laboratory developed and 'direct-to-consumer' tests

Target Health, LifeOnKey partner to offer web-based information platform to optimize clinical trials

Alcon Japan goes live with Varicent incentive compensation and sales performance management solutions

USPTO approves patent for Avisena's system for managing accounts receivables

University of Luebeck becomes part of Metaminer Cardiac Partnership

GE Healthcare IT announces Meaningful Use-ready software release for Centricity Enterprise

iCAD launches new advanced MRI product suite

TCG releases Will-Call Rx system for accurate prescription pick up, inventory management

MedeAnalytics 10 software platform released

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